Moko Pounamu Contemporary Design NZ Genuine Marsden Flower Greenstone - Tararua

A fabulous contemporary design with a round cabochon carved from a wonderful piece of Marsden Flower Pounamu set into a lovely piece of Raukaraka Pounamu, a wonderful gift for someone who is artistic and likes something a bit different.

Marsden Putiputi (Flower) Pounamu from the Marsden, West Coast area. The centre of this stone is a highly translucent, light-ish green shade, free from dark spots and other flaws. One of the rarest varieties, held in high esteem by the Māori. The most prized Greenstone in New Zealand is Flower Jade, Greenstone with pale green or ochre clouds of colour. This distinctive patterning and colouring come from the outside rim or 'rind' of the greenstone boulders or stones where the surface has oxidised.

Raukaraka- Genuine West Coast Greenstone from the Taramakau River Area. This is the term used by the Māori of the Cook Strait region of the Kawakawa variety that is streaked with a shade of olive green and has yellow and orange hues that blend into the greens. This stone shares its name with the New Zealand native Karaka tree.

Carved by Trent Lawrie

Size 44mm dia x 11mm thick

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